Relationship between blood eosinophils and emphysema in a COPD Population

Conclusions: Eosinophilia in blood is not a good marker of the presence of emphysema in patients with COPD, so it is unlikely that eosinophils play a pathogenic role in this population. However, the presence of some weak correlations suggests that their role should be investigated in selected subpopulations.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Toledo Pons, N., Alonso Perez, T., Passo Sanz, M. T., Ancochea Bermudez, J., Soriano Ortiz, J. B., G. Cosio Piqueras, B. Tags: Monitoring airway disease Source Type: research